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Download or read book Federal Fumbles written by James Lankford and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-02-27 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of the photos were removed due to copyright restrictions. Welcome to the first annual release of the Federal Fumbles report! Our national debt is careening toward $19 trillion (yes, that is a 19 followed by 12 zeros), and federal regulations are expanding at a record pace. Meanwhile families struggle to get home loans, and small businesses struggle to make ends meet. States are constantly handed unfunded mandates and executive fiats that they are forced to implement with minimal direction and no way to pay for them. I present this report as a demonstration of ways we can cut back on wasteful federal spending and burdensome regulations to help families, small businesses, and our economy begin to get out from under the weight of federal stagnation. Cited here are not only prime examples of wasteful spending, but also federal departments or agencies that regulate outside the scope of the federal government's constitutional role. I firmly believe my staff and I have the obligation to solve the troubles of our nation, not just complain, which is why for every problem identified, you will also find a recommended solution. There is a way to eliminate wasteful, ineffective, or duplicative program spending; develop oversight methods to prevent future waste; and find ways to get us back on track.
Book Synopsis Federal Fumbles by : James Lannkford
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Book Synopsis Federal Fumbles Volume 5 by : United States Government Us Senate
Download or read book Federal Fumbles Volume 5 written by United States Government Us Senate and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-06 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Federal Fumbles Volume 5: Ways the Government Dropped the BallUS Senator James Lankford Thank you for taking the time to read through Volume 5 of Federal Fumbles. This year I want to focus on something specific: Article 1, Section 9 of the Constitution, which grants Congress the power of the purse. It is Congress's duty-my duty-to set spending caps and ultimately appropriate those dollars to fund our federal government. This is a more than $1 trillion annual task that I do not take lightly. It should be done wisely and on time. As you may recall from Volume 4 of Federal Fumbles, I have been engaged with a bipartisan working group to offer real and practical solutions to fix our budget process-one that has worked only four times since 1974. Part of reforming our budget process also involves how and when Congress actually funds the government. To that end my primary focus has been on my bipartisan solution to end government shutdowns once and for all. This solution is headed toward the end zone, and you can learn more on page 7. This volume of Federal Fumbles does not stop with our broken budget process. In fact, that is just thebeginning. In the pages ahead, you'll read some shocking information about the money different agencies spend on researching various aspects of Russian life (including their sea lions), a $445.9 million annual Fumble at our southern border, and billions of dollars wasted in so-called tax extenders. What do you think of that Tesla next to you at the stoplight? Glad you like it since you helped purchase it. You'll also learn how commonsense proposals to fund our inland ports and public lands are actuallycomplicated ploys that take massive advantage of your tax dollars-to the tune of billions of dollars eachyear. I will continue to press for other government reform solutions, including the Taxpayers Right-to-KnowAct and the Grant Reporting Efficiency and Agreements Transparency (GREAT) Act. These two bills willoffer unprecedented transparency into the way your tax dollars are actually spent. We need to maintain a spotlight on federal spending no matter what's making headlines in Washington.Regardless of the political noise of the day, we cannot forget about the $23 trillion national debt. I continue to fight against that debt each and every day, and I will continue to work through practical solutions for the sake of our country and future generations.
Author :United States Government US Senate Publisher :Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN 13 :9781519617217 Total Pages :0 pages Book Rating :4.6/5 (172 download)
Book Synopsis Federal Fumbles by : United States Government US Senate
Download or read book Federal Fumbles written by United States Government US Senate and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oklahoma State Senator James Lankford examines 100 excessive and wasteful programs and regulations of the federal government. Each entry identifies whether it is either a spending or a regulation issue, names the federal government department responsible for its funding, provides the cost of the program or regulation, i.e. the government's "fumble", and how elected government officials should address the situation and "recover the ball."
Download or read book Federal Fumbles written by James Lankford and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-12-02 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Federal Fumbles: 100 Ways the Government Dropped the Ball Volume 2 2016 To address America's outrageous $19 trillion federal debt, we need a growing economy and responsible spending reductions in the federal budget. Senator Lankford's "Federal Fumbles: 100 ways the government dropped the ball" report is an annual collection of specific examples of wasteful federal spending, as well as negative regulatory impact to the economy. Lankford believes he has an obligation to solve the troubles of our nation, not just complain, which is why for every problem identified there is a recommended solution. There is a way to eliminate wasteful, ineffective, or duplicative program spending; develop oversight methods to prevent future waste; and find ways to get us back on track. In his second annual "Federal Fumbles" report, U.S. Sen. James Lankford details 100 examples of what he and his staff feel are inefficient uses of federal tax dollars, or ways that Washington has "dropped the ball." Some examples of alleged waste in the report: NIH spent $2 million studying how children perceive food, and specifically whether 5-year-olds will still eat food that has been sneezed on. A $200,000 grant to study fish consumption in Tanzania, and $500,000 to help locate ancient church cemeteries in Iceland. The U.S. Embassy in Britain spent $75,000 to have British citizens travel to America to watch volunteers. The U.S. wind energy industry still received $6 billion in annual federal subsidies. Three federal agencies combined to spend almost $500,000 on a medieval smells exhibit at a museum.
Author :United States Government US Senate Publisher :Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN 13 :9781981225279 Total Pages :86 pages Book Rating :4.2/5 (252 download)
Book Synopsis Federal Fumbles by : United States Government US Senate
Download or read book Federal Fumbles written by United States Government US Senate and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-11-30 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the tradition of Senator Tom Coburn's Wastebook, this is Senator James Lankford's Federal Fumbles: 100 Ways the Government Dropped the Ball Volume 3, 2017 Edition. Over the last 11 months, Congress and the new Administration have worked to roll back many of the burdensome regulations put in place by the last Administration and highlighted in previous editions of Federal Fumbles. Using the Congressional Review Act, Congress was able to repeal 14 overly burdensome or needless regulations put in place during the waning days of the Obama Administration. As a result, the businesses or individuals affected by the regulations will save $34.8 billion and more than 4.2 million hours of paperwork. As is custom for new Administrations, in January 2017 the President ordered a temporary freeze on the implementation of new regulations.3 The Administration also reviewed existing regulations and found more than 850 regulatory actions that could be revoked or withdrawn.4 In just the first half of 2017, federal agencies withdrew or rolled back 469 agency actions that had been announced in the fall of 2016 and cut in half the number of planned regulations that will have an impact of more than $100 million a year on our economy. While we made tremendous progress in alleviating the regulatory burden on the American economy, we have work to do in reforming how the federal government utilizes your tax dollars. In FY16, the federal government collected $3.267 trillion in taxes. That includes income taxes, corporate taxes, Social Security, and unemployment. Unfortunately, it spent $3.852 trillion, a deficit of $584 billion. Since FY09, the federal government spent $7.2 trillion more than it has taken in. Congress has yet to agree on how to stop overspending, which is why the federal government is almost $20 trillion in debt today. As Congress and the Administration turn to a new year, it is incumbent upon both to display the courage and the willingness to make the difficult decisions that will rein in our out-of-control federal spending. It is unacceptable that a child born in the US today will become a citizen of a country in which his or her share of the national debt is more than $165,000. Without a major change in the way Congress operates, that amount will only go up in the years ahead. Included in Federal Fumbles is just a sampling of instances where federal agencies or departments have wasted or inefficiently used billions of your dollars. The program and grant funding discussed in this book has already been allocated or spent and cannot be recovered. But highlighting it here provides lessons for agencies and hopefully encourages Congress to utilize its oversight and legislative authority to prevent future waste and misuse of federal tax dollars. All Members of Congress and their staffs should be able to utilize this book as they consider budget requests, hold oversight hearings, and discuss reform legislation. As the people's representative and voice in Washington, it is our responsibility to provide a check against the spending and regulatory habits of federal agencies. For federal agencies, this book provides multiple opportunities to improve their operations. Many of the grants highlighted in this book are instances in which agencies have funded projects either outside their domain or without a direct national interest. Several of the entries in this book involve instances in which agencies have spent taxpayer dollars before engaging in effective planning to ensure the item or program is feasible, cost effective, or even possible. That can and should be easily fixed. Americans rightly expect great things from their leaders in Washington. I offer this book as a guide for elected officials of both parties to identify areas of improvement so we may come together to do the work our constituents expect and our country deserves.
Book Synopsis Demystifying the Academic Research Enterprise by : Kelvin K. Droegemeier
Download or read book Demystifying the Academic Research Enterprise written by Kelvin K. Droegemeier and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2023-12-19 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What next-generation scholars need to know in order to thrive, and how they can actively participate in shaping the academic research enterprise. The academic research enterprise is highly complex, involving multiple sectors of society and a vast array of approaches. In Demystifying the Academic Research Enterprise, Kelvin K. Droegemeier shows next-generation scholars across all disciplines how to become more productive earlier in their career, as well as how to help shape the academic research enterprise. The topics covered include public perceptions of scholarly work and its use in policy; understanding the big picture of funding and national priorities as well as identifying funding sources; research methods; collecting data and materials; writing grant proposals; publishing results; ethical conduct; bias and peer review; intellectual property and compliance regulations; partnerships and collaboration; diversity, equity, and inclusion; and the future of research. Droegemeier’s two principal goals are to enhance and accelerate scholars’ understanding of the academic research process and to democratize that understanding, particularly at institutions that traditionally are underrepresented or lack robust resources. While intended for undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and early career faculty, Demystifying the Academic Research Enterprise is also relevant to mid-career and senior faculty, research administrators, funding organizations, congressional staff, policymakers, and the general public. Droegemeier places scholars in a broader national and international context—not as passive recipients of the existing system but as key actors who actively participate in helping to set priorities, determine policies, drive systemic change, and advance knowledge.
Author :United States Government Us Senate Publisher :Independently Published ISBN 13 :9781798928585 Total Pages :76 pages Book Rating :4.9/5 (285 download)
Book Synopsis Federal Fumbles: Ways the Federal Government Dropped the Ball Vol. 4 2019 by : United States Government Us Senate
Download or read book Federal Fumbles: Ways the Federal Government Dropped the Ball Vol. 4 2019 written by United States Government Us Senate and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-03-06 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Federal Fumbles: Ways the Federal Government Dropped the Ball Vol. 4 2019 includes some pretty significant changes to the book this year. Since the first edition in 2015, Federal Fumbles has focused on government waste, which has generally meant a waste of your tax dollars. This year, Federal Fumbles takes a different approach to "waste." The focus is not only on waste of your tax dollars but also on waste in good government policy that prevents the federal government from working for you-or more recently, from working at all due to the longest government shutdown in American history.Our national debt continues to increase and our budget process remains broken. We have officially reached a staggering $22 trillion in national debt. Even with a booming economy, Congress cannot seem to curb annual deficits or fund our government on time. Highlighting issues in previous Fumbles volumes ("Doggy Hamlet," anyone?) only goes so far. This year Federal Fumbles highlights substantial reforms to government programs that not only save tax dollars but provide more transparent and efficient programs for you and your family. We need relief from our national debt and clarity in other complex issues currently facing our nation, but we also need to promote big ideas for big solutions for big reform.Too often, complicated issues like our federal budget process and immigration are clouded with misinformation, convoluted figures, and partisan angles. This year's edition of Fumbles works to break those big issues down for you. Every issue highlighted in this book comes with a solution. In order to fix many of government's fumbles, we must be transparent and real about facts instead of driving home a political agenda. These are exceptionally difficult times in government. Let's use Fumbles to help resolve some of the most pressing and costly problems facing our country while protecting your tax dollars.The goal for this book is to make it a resource for taxpayers and the entire federal government. Congress, federal agencies, and the White House should all take a look at the content covered in this book and the solutions presented. Washington works for the American people and must be held accountable by the American people. Fumbles outlines a set of ideas about ways we can work together to make that happen.
Book Synopsis The Liberal Invasion of Red State America by : Kristin B. Tate
Download or read book The Liberal Invasion of Red State America written by Kristin B. Tate and published by Regnery Publishing. This book was released on 2020-01-21 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Refugees from high-tax Massachusetts turned New Hampshire blue. Democratic voters from Yankee states are swamping Tennessee and Georgia. Government employees and refugees from Maryland have turned Virginia from a conservative Southern state into left-leaning Democrat territory. Escapees from California have transformed Colorado, and they’re aiming for Texas next. One state after another is turning from red to purple to blue. America is being radically changes by people leaving blue states for better living conditions and opportunities in red states—only to import to their new homes the very policies that created the misery they fled from in the first place. The direction of the change is undeniable: • A 2019 poll found that 53 percent of residents are considering leaving California on account of the exorbitant cost of living • From 2008-2018, Houston's population surged more than 15 percent, and the top metro areas of origin for those new Texas residents were Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago • Migration from blue states is changing the Texas electorate: between 2010 and 2018, votes for Democrats went up 50 percent, while Republican votes increased by just 10 percent • Boom is turning to bust in cities like Denver, as hip blue state refugees to red states raise the cost of living by voting in liberal policies The liberal invasion of the conservative states is having major impacts on our elections, our economy, and our standard of living. And yet few Americans are even aware of the trend, and fewer still have any idea of the significant implications for the future of the United States. Now, in The Liberal Invasion of Red State America, indefatigable reporter Kristin Tate delves into the data, lays out the astonishing statistics, and explores the likely consequences of this under-the-radar trend. If you want to understand the movement that is reshaping our country, read this groundbreaking book.
Author :Senator James Lankford United States Government US Senate Publisher :Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN 13 :9781981223435 Total Pages :86 pages Book Rating :4.2/5 (234 download)
Book Synopsis Senator James Lankford Federal Fumbles 100 Ways the Government Dropped the Ball by : Senator James Lankford United States Government US Senate
Download or read book Senator James Lankford Federal Fumbles 100 Ways the Government Dropped the Ball written by Senator James Lankford United States Government US Senate and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-11-28 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Senator James Lankford Federal Fumbles 100 Ways the Government Dropped the Ball Over the last 11 months, Congress and the new Administration have worked to roll back many of the burdensome regulations put in place by the last Administration and highlighted in previous editions of Federal Fumbles. Using the Congressional Review Act, which was signed into law by President Clinton in 1996, Congress was able to repeal 14 overly burdensome or needless regulations put in place during the waning days of the Obama Administration. As a result, the businesses or individuals affected by the regulations will save $34.8 billion and more than 4.2 million hours of paperwork. As is custom for new Administrations, in January 2017 the President ordered a temporary freeze on the implementation of new regulations. The Administration also reviewed existing regulations and found more than 850 regulatory actions that could be revoked or withdrawn. In just the first half of 2017, federal agencies withdrew or rolled back 469 agency actions that had been announced in the fall of 2016 and cut in half the number of planned regulations that will have an impact of more than $100 million a year on our economy. While we made tremendous progress in alleviating the regulatory burden on the American economy, we have work to do in reforming how the federal government utilizes your tax dollars. In FY16, the federal government collected $3.267 trillion in taxes. That includes income taxes, corporate taxes, Social Security, and unemployment. Unfortunately, it spent $3.852 trillion, a deficit of $584 billion. Since FY09, the federal government spent $7.2 trillion more than it has taken in.8 Congress has yet to agree on how to stop overspending, which is why the federal government is almost $20 trillion in debt today. As Congress and the Administration turn to a new year, it is incumbent upon both to display the courage and the willingness to make the difficult decisions that will rein in our out-of-control federal spending. It is unacceptable that a child born in the US today will become a citizen of a country in which his or her share of the national debt is more than $165,000. Without a major change in the way Congress operates, that amount will only go up in the years ahead. Included in Federal Fumbles is just a sampling of instances where federal agencies or departments have wasted or inefficiently used billions of your dollars. The program and grant funding discussed in this book has already been allocated or spent and cannot be recovered. But highlighting it here provides lessons for agencies and hopefully encourages Congress to utilize its oversight and legislative authority to prevent future waste and misuse of federal tax dollars.
Book Synopsis Revitalizing American Governance by : Charles Bingman
Download or read book Revitalizing American Governance written by Charles Bingman and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2018-03-07 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Americans are fortunate because they have one of the most effective governance systems in the world, yet the author analyzes and proposes more than two hundred other ways in which our governments can become more valuable and effective. To achieve this, it is vital to strengthen the bottom-up involvement of the American public to bring a new level of common sense and moderation and spirit of service while asking politicians to show more courage in making hard decisions.
Book Synopsis Congressional Procedures and the Policy Process by : Walter J. Oleszek
Download or read book Congressional Procedures and the Policy Process written by Walter J. Oleszek and published by CQ Press. This book was released on 2019-09-19 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a governing body, Congress continually adapts to changes in process and practice. The Eleventh Edition of Walter Oleszek’s definitive work updated with new developments and fresh research, continues to examine how this procedural context governs every aspect of the House and Senate and affects lawmakers as they make voting decisions, expedite legislation, or defeat a bill. Congressional Procedures and the Policy Process reveals how the majority and minority parties use procedural devices to achieve their political goals and offers an assessment of the role of conference committees in reconciling bicameral differences. Not shying away from the complexity of the topic, Oleszek and new coauthors Mark Oleszek, Elizabeth Rybicki, and Bill Heniff Jr. ensure that the machinations of Congress are understandable through an array of interesting examples, topical cases, and anecdotes that they are uniquely positioned to witness and experience firsthand. ?
Book Synopsis The Billionaire Boondoggle by : Pat Garofalo
Download or read book The Billionaire Boondoggle written by Pat Garofalo and published by Thomas Dunne Books. This book was released on 2019-03-12 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do our politicians let the entertainment industry and individuals like Donald Trump bilk taxpayers, hijack public policy and hurt economic investment? It is widely believed, that a city in possession of a fortune must be in want of a partner who will drive economic development and thus be worth a substantial dowry of tax abatements, subsidies, and grants. These partners always prove faithless, though, especially when it comes to the entertainment industry. Never date an actor, as they say. From stadiums and movie productions to casinos and mega-malls to convention centers and hotels, cities and states have paid out billions of dollars to the world's corporate titans in an attempt to boost their economies, create new and better jobs, and lure well-known events such as the Olympics and the Super Bowl to within their borders, not to mention give officials a chance to have their pictures taken with celebrities. That Big Entertainment drives bigger economies is a myth, however, one that has nonetheless permeated every facet of policy making despite the overwhelming evidence that it results in a raw deal for the taxpaying public. In The Billionaire Boondoggle, Garofalo takes readers on a tour of publically-subsidized corporate America to explain how that myth came to be, how much money America's elected officials throw away, and why courting Big Entertainment just courts disaster.
Book Synopsis American Government: by : Charles Bingman
Download or read book American Government: written by Charles Bingman and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2019-09-20 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The American government system is incredibly huge and complex, sophisticated, complicated, muddled and notoriously fragmented yet interrelated, since it consists of hundreds of governments, program by program and place by place. The people themselves have favored moderation; exhibited a fund of common sense, and have displayed the ind of courage that their political leaders have often lacked. The Moderate Party would see itself as a political force to produce national collaboration instead of the present tendency toward centrist stalemate. What people really want is a life of security, stability, and fairness. What this demands of governments is moderation, common sense and courage.
Book Synopsis New Life for Archaeological Collections by : Rebecca Allen
Download or read book New Life for Archaeological Collections written by Rebecca Allen and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2019-05-01 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Life for Archaeological Collections explores solutions to what archaeologists are calling the “curation crisis,” that is, too much stuff with too little research, analysis, and public interpretation. This volume demonstrates how archaeologists are taking both large and small steps toward not only solving the dilemma of storage but recognizing the value of these collections through inventorying and cataloging, curation, rehousing, artifact conservation, volunteer and student efforts, and public exhibits. Essays in this volume highlight new questions and innovative uses for existing archaeological collections. Rebecca Allen and Ben Ford advance ways to make the evaluation and documentation of these collections more accessible to those inside and outside of the scholarly discipline of archaeology. Contributors to New Life for Archaeological Collections introduce readers to their research while opening new perspectives for scientists and students alike to explore the world of archaeology. These essays illuminate new connections between cultural studies and the general availability of archaeological research and information. Drawing from the experience of university professors, government agency professionals, and cultural resource managers, this volume represents a unique commentary on education, research, and the archaeological community.
Book Synopsis The Decline in Educational Standards by : James D. Williams
Download or read book The Decline in Educational Standards written by James D. Williams and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-04-15 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers a detailed, pragmatic discussion of potential steps to reverse the decline in educational standards.
Book Synopsis Social Coordination and Public Policy by : Roberta Herzberg
Download or read book Social Coordination and Public Policy written by Roberta Herzberg and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-01-09 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores, both in theory and in practice, what “social coordination” is and how public policies can help or hinder the processes of social coordination. In particular, these chapters examine the institutional incentives that motivate public policy decisions and their implementation to achieve specific individual and social goals. Some chapters in this volume are more theoretical, applying insights from the Austrian, Virginia, and Bloomington schools of political economy to public policy issues. Other chapters are more practical, exploring the broader implications of these theories to real-world public policy puzzles. Authored by individuals from a variety of disciplines with diverse interests in public policy, this work includes discussions of topics such as environmental policy, housing policy, and education policy, among others. A unifying theme across the chapters is that policymakers often advise one-size-fits-all solutions to complicated public policy questions but ignore the multitude of incentives faced by the “players of the game” and the subsequent development of diverse forms of social coordination. Social coordination is often left out public policy analysis but is crucial to the success of informal and formal institutional arrangements. The chapters aim to disentangle these issues of social coordination in public policy in theory and practice.
